Flats Silkypuff vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Diastella proteoides compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diastella	Artibeus
Species	Diastella proteoides	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.