Dark fruit-eating bat vs Western Round-eared Bat

Artibeus obscurus compared with Lophostoma occidentale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Western Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lophostoma
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Lophostoma occidentale

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Western Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Western Round-eared Bat
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.

Western Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador