Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Sandbur

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sandbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Artibeus	Cenchrus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Sandbur
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.

Sandbur

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia