Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Hector’s Beaked Whale

Artibeus planirostris compared with Mesoplodon hectori

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Artibeus	Mesoplodon
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Mesoplodon hectori

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Hector’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Hector’s Beaked Whale
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.

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.