Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Blind Eel

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Eptatretus cirrhatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Blind Eel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myxinidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Eptatretus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Eptatretus cirrhatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Blind Eel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blind Eel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Blind Eel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Eel

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Eel

The Blind Eel (Eptatretus cirrhatus) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.