Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Highfin dogfish

Artibeus gnomus compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Artibeus	Centroscyllium
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish