Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dusky Flying Fox

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.