Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Owlet Moth

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Noctua atlantica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Owlet 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	Noctuidae
Genus	Artibeus	Noctua
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Noctua atlantica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Owlet Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Owlet Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.