Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Lechero

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Euphorbia laurifolia

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Lechero is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Lechero
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Euphorbia
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Euphorbia laurifolia

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lechero

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lechero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.