Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Artibeus planirostris compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Artibeus	Mungotictis
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.