Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Veined Shield

Artibeus gnomus compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Veined Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pluteus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Veined Shield
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.

Veined Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).