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Large fruit-eating bat

Artibeus amplus Handley, 1987

LCLeast Concernbats

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) is a species in the family Phyllostomidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 60 g to 61 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the large fruit-eating bat

Weight
60 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
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large fruit-eating bat live?

Not recorded

What is the large fruit-eating bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The large fruit-eating bat is one of only a few microbats that eats leaves (a behavior seen mostly in megabats).

From the Wikipedia article “Large fruit-eating bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Large_fruit-eating_bat&oldid=1381554697), 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 large fruit-eating bat endangered?

The large fruit-eating bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the large fruit-eating bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPhyllostomidae
  6. genusArtibeus
  7. SpeciesArtibeus amplus Handley, 1987
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • listonos širokýCzech
  • Venezuela-FruchtvampirGerman
  • Murciélago de uropatagio peludoSpanish
  • venezuelanhankkoFinnish
  • ベネズエラフルーツコウモリJapanese
  • Owocowiec wielkiPolish

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Relatives of the large fruit-eating bat

Other species in the same genus Artibeus.

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Common questions

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How big is the large fruit-eating bat?

An adult large fruit-eating bat weighs 60 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the large fruit-eating bat endangered?

The large fruit-eating bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the large fruit-eating bat?

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) belongs to the family Phyllostomidae in the order Chiroptera.

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BibTeX
@misc{large_fruit_eating_bat_2026,
  title = {Large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-fruit-eating-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}