Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Nicobar Treeshrew

Artibeus gnomus compared with Tupaia nicobarica

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Nicobar Treeshrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Nicobar Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Tupaia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Tupaia nicobarica

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Nicobar Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nicobar Treeshrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Nicobar Treeshrew
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.

Nicobar Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.