Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Waxy Crust

Artibeus gnomus compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Vuilleminia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.