Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Dark Smudge

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Ypsolopha horridella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Dark Smudge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Ypsolopha
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Ypsolopha horridella

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Dark Smudge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.