Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Tarbagan Marmot

Artibeus amplus compared with Marmota sibirica

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Tarbagan Marmot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Tarbagan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Artibeus	Marmota
Species	Artibeus amplus	Marmota sibirica

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Tarbagan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tarbagan Marmot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Tarbagan Marmot
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.

Tarbagan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.