Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Redstem Cassava

Artibeus gnomus compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Redstem Cassava
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	Manihot
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Redstem Cassava
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.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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