Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Elder aphid

Artibeus gnomus compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elder aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Artibeus	Aphis
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Aphis sambuci

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Elder aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elder aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.