Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs East African Arvicanthis

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Arvicanthis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.