Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Slender Shrew

Artibeus gnomus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sorex
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Slender Shrew
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.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.