Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Rye Ergot

Artibeus amplus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Claviceps
Species	Artibeus amplus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).