Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Florida arrowroot

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Zamia
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.