Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Artibeus cinereus compared with Micronycteris giovanniae

Key Differences

• Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Giovanni's Big-eared Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Giovanni's Big-eared 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Micronycteris
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Micronycteris giovanniae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Giovanni's Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.