Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Oriental asperula

Artibeus gnomus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Asperula
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Oriental asperula
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.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).