Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Small Lappet Moth

Artibeus cinereus compared with Phyllodesma ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Small Lappet Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Artibeus	Phyllodesma
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Phyllodesma ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Lappet Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Small Lappet Moth
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.

Small Lappet Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.