Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Gardnerycteris keenani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Gardnerycteris
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Gardnerycteris keenani

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
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.

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador