Gut Weed vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Ulva intestinalis compared with Artibeus amplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulvaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ulva	Artibeus
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.