Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Amblysomus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.