Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Forest Croton

Artibeus gnomus compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Croton
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Croton
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.

Forest Croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.