Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lestes
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
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.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.