Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Freckled Dapperling

Artibeus gnomus compared with Echinoderma asperum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Freckled Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Artibeus	Echinoderma
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Freckled Dapperling
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.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.