Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Centaury

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Psephellus taochius

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Psephellus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Psephellus taochius

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus taochius) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.