Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Lichen Button

Artibeus gnomus compared with Acleris literana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lichen Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Artibeus	Acleris
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Acleris literana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Lichen Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lichen Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lichen Button
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.

Lichen Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.