Dark fruit-eating bat vs White Chilte

Artibeus obscurus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

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