Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Slingshot

Artibeus gnomus compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Slingshot
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.

Slingshot

Habitat

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