Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Gambian Mongoose

Artibeus planirostris compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Mungos
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Gambian Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Gambian Mongoose
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.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.