Emerald Ash Borer vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Agrilus planipennis compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Emerald Ash Borer is Not Evaluated while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emerald Ash Borer	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Buprestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Agrilus	Artibeus
Species	Agrilus planipennis	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Emerald Ash Borer and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Emerald Ash Borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emerald Ash Borer	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emerald Ash Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.