Great Fruit-eating Bat vs thin-necked bladderworm

Artibeus lituratus compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fruit-eating Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Taeniidae
Genus	Artibeus	Taenia
Species	Artibeus lituratus	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Fruit-eating Bat and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fruit-eating Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.