Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Artibeus planirostris compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Artibeus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Bradypus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Pygmy three-toed sloth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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.

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.