Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Flower-faced Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Flower-faced 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	Phyllostomidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Artibeus	Anthops
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.