Decurrent Mullein vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Verbascum decursivum compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decurrent Mullein	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Scrophulariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Verbascum	Artibeus
Species	Verbascum decursivum	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decurrent Mullein	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decurrent Mullein

Habitat

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

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.