Dark fruit-eating bat vs West Indies cherry

Artibeus obscurus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Artibeus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.