Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Artibeus cinereus compared with Lonchophylla mordax

Key Differences

• Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Goldman's Nectar 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lonchophylla
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Lonchophylla mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Goldman's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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