Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs marsh mealybug

Artibeus gnomus compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Artibeus	Atrococcus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.