Amber Jelly vs Jamaican fruit bat

Exidia recisa compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amber Jelly Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Auriculariales (Auriculariales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Auriculariaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Exidia Artibeus
Species Exidia recisa Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amber Jelly Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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