Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Artibeus planirostris compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Talpidae
Genus	Artibeus	Uropsilus
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.