Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Greater Naked Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Cheiromeles
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cheiromeles torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Greater Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.