Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Marsh Dwarf

Artibeus cinereus compared with Elachista alpinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Marsh Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Artibeus	Elachista
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Elachista alpinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Marsh Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Marsh Dwarf
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.

Marsh Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.