Brown Fruit-eating Bat vs Ricin

Artibeus concolor compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

  • Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Fruit-eating Bat Ricin
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Phyllostomidae Euphorbiaceae
Genus Artibeus Ricinus
Species Artibeus concolor Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Fruit-eating Bat Ricin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ricin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) 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.

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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