Eastern Red Bat vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Lasiurus borealis compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Artibeus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.