Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Jack-bean

Artibeus gnomus compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Canavalia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Jack-bean
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.

Jack-bean

Habitat

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