Kit vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Hypanus americanus compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Kit is Near Threatened while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kit	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hypanus	Artibeus
Species	Hypanus americanus	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kit and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Kit

NT — Near Threatened

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kit

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela