Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cryptotis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.