Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Plain Gold

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Micropterix
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.