Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Galingale

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cyperus longus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cyperus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cyperus longus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Galingale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Galingale
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.

Galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (5 countries).