Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Arend’s Golden Mole

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Carpitalpa arendsi

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Arend’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Artibeus	Carpitalpa
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Carpitalpa arendsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Arend’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Arend’s Golden Mole
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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) 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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.