Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Spiny Baskettail

Artibeus gnomus compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Artibeus	Epitheca
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Spiny Baskettail
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.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.