Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Fatmucket

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Unionidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Lampsilis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.