Great Fruit-eating Bat vs Sumac Needles

Artibeus lituratus compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Phaeocalicium
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	Sumac Needles
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.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.