Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Harmless Serotine

Artibeus anderseni compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eptesicus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador