Diatom vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Coscinodiscus wailesii compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Diatom is Not Evaluated while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diatom	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coscinodiscales (Coscinodiscales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coscinodiscaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coscinodiscus	Artibeus
Species	Coscinodiscus wailesii	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diatom	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diatom

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.