Dark fruit-eating bat vs Whip Nutrush

Artibeus obscurus compared with Scleria triglomerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Whip Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Scleria
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Scleria triglomerata

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Whip Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Whip Nutrush
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.

Whip Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.