Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Platyrrhinus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

The Brown-Bellied Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.