Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Northern Dropseed

Artibeus gnomus compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Northern Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Artibeus	Sporobolus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Northern Dropseed
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.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.