Dune Cavalier vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Melanoleuca cinereifolia compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Dune Cavalier is Not Evaluated while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cavalier	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Melanoleuca	Artibeus
Species	Melanoleuca cinereifolia	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Dune Cavalier

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Cavalier	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cavalier

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.