Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Moth

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Orgyia antiqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erebidae
Genus	Artibeus	Orgyia
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Orgyia antiqua

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).