Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Red-legged Cormorant

Artibeus gnomus compared with Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Red-legged Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Red-legged Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Artibeus	Phalacrocorax
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Red-legged Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Red-legged Cormorant
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.

Red-legged Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.