Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Fungus

Artibeus gnomus compared with Septoria passiflorae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Septoria
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Septoria passiflorae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fungus
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.

Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.