Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Artibeus	Amblysomus
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.