Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Expanded lobsterclaw

Artibeus gnomus compared with Heliconia latispatha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Expanded lobsterclaw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Heliconia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Heliconia latispatha

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Expanded lobsterclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Expanded lobsterclaw
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.

Expanded lobsterclaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Seychelles, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia