Dark fruit-eating bat vs Zipperback

Artibeus obscurus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Artibeus	Chrysotoxum
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Zipperback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.