Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Florida wax scale

Artibeus gnomus compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coccidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ceroplastes
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Florida wax 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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).