Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Margay

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Artibeus	Leopardus
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.