Fountain Apple-Moss vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Philonotis fontana compared with Artibeus amplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Apple-Moss	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bartramiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Philonotis	Artibeus
Species	Philonotis fontana	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Apple-Moss	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.