Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Coleura kibomalandy

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascar Sheath-tailed 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Artibeus	Coleura
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Coleura kibomalandy

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascar Sheath-tailed 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.

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.