Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Thatch Groundling

Artibeus amplus compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Bryotropha
Species	Artibeus amplus	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.