Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Ricefield Rat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Ricefield Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Artibeus	Rattus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Ricefield Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Ricefield Rat
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.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.