Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Artibeus lituratus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Phyllostomidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Artibeus	Thyroptera
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Fruit-eating Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela