Devil's Bit vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Acanthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ruellia	Artibeus
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela