Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Margay

Artibeus amplus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Artibeus	Leopardus
Species	Artibeus amplus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela