Gray-rumped Swift vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Chaetura cinereiventris compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-rumped Swift	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apodidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chaetura	Artibeus
Species	Chaetura cinereiventris	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-rumped Swift and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-rumped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-rumped Swift	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-rumped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray-rumped Swift

Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela