Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Nazareth Iris

Artibeus gnomus compared with Iris bismarckiana

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Nazareth Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Nazareth Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Artibeus	Iris
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Iris bismarckiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nazareth Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Nazareth Iris
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.

Nazareth Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.