Aztec fruit-eating bat
Artibeus aztecus K. Andersen, 1906
Status not recordedbats
The aztec fruit-eating bat (Artibeus aztecus) is a species in the family Phyllostomidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 16.8 g to 20.4 g.
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Quick facts about the aztec fruit-eating bat
- Weight
- 16.8 g – 20.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 0.99src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the aztec fruit-eating bat live?
Not recorded
What is the aztec fruit-eating bat?
The Aztec fruit-eating bat (Dermanura azteca) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Aztec fruit-eating bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aztec_fruit-eating_bat&oldid=1313760402), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the aztec fruit-eating bat endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the aztec fruit-eating bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyPhyllostomidae
- genusArtibeus
- SpeciesArtibeus aztecus K. Andersen, 1906
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Aztec fruit-eating bat.English
Relatives of the aztec fruit-eating bat
Other species in the same genus Artibeus.
Jamaican fruit bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brown fruit-eating bat
Artibeus concolor
Fringed fruit-eating bat
Artibeus fimbriatus
Hairy fruit-eating bat
Artibeus hirsutus
Great fruit-eating bat
Artibeus lituratus
Dark fruit-eating bat
Artibeus obscurus
CompareAztec fruit-eating bat vs Jamaican fruit batAztec fruit-eating bat vs Brown fruit-eating batAztec fruit-eating bat vs Fringed fruit-eating batAztec fruit-eating bat vs Hairy fruit-eating bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the aztec fruit-eating bat?
An adult aztec fruit-eating bat weighs 16.8 g – 20.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the aztec fruit-eating bat?
The aztec fruit-eating bat (Artibeus aztecus) belongs to the family Phyllostomidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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