Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Lesser Bulldog Bat

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Noctilio albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Bulldog Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Noctilio
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Noctilio albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Lesser Bulldog Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bulldog Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Bulldog Bat
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.

Lesser Bulldog Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador