Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Cotoneaster

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cotoneaster multiflorus

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cotoneaster
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cotoneaster multiflorus

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.