Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Harlequin Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Harlequin 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Scotomanes
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Scotomanes ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Harlequin 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.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.