Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Lettuce Downy Mildew

Artibeus gnomus compared with Bremia lactucae

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Lettuce Downy Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lettuce Downy Mildew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Bremia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Bremia lactucae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lettuce Downy Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lettuce Downy Mildew
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.

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).