Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Ninespot Chimaera

Artibeus amplus compared with Hydrolagus barbouri

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Ninespot Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Artibeus	Hydrolagus
Species	Artibeus amplus	Hydrolagus barbouri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Ninespot Chimaera