Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs sow thistle aphid

Artibeus gnomus compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Artibeus	Hyperomyzus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	sow thistle aphid
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.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).