Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Taypau

Artibeus gnomus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Homalium
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Taypau
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.

Taypau

Habitat

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