Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Veery

Artibeus amplus compared with Catharus fuscescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Veery
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Turdidae
Genus	Artibeus	Catharus
Species	Artibeus amplus	Catharus fuscescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veery

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Veery
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.

Veery

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, United States, and Venezuela.

Veery

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela