Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Fatmucket

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Unionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lampsilis
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.