Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Urchin Earthfan

Artibeus gnomus compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Thelephora
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Urchin Earthfan
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.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.