Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Forest Lamb

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Albatrellus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.