Dark fruit-eating bat vs willow-weed

Artibeus obscurus compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Persicaria
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	willow-weed
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.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.