Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Staph Aureus

Artibeus lituratus compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Staphylococcales
Family	Phyllostomidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Staphylococcus
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.