Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Giant Noctule

Artibeus planirostris compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Giant Noctule
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Nyctalus
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Giant Noctule
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.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.