Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Loose Starweb

Artibeus gnomus compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Asterostroma
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.