Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Pengua

Artibeus gnomus compared with Macaranga mappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Macaranga
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pengua
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.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.