Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Forest Dormouse

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Dormouse
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	Gliridae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Dryomys
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Dryomys nitedula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Dormouse

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.