Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Shiny Dufourea

Artibeus gnomus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Halictidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dufourea
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.