Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Fern scale

Artibeus gnomus compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Artibeus	Pinnaspis
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fern scale
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.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (United States).