Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Sand Lucerne

Artibeus gnomus compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Sand Lucerne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sand Lucerne
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Medicago
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Lucerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sand Lucerne
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.

Sand Lucerne

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 countries).