Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Sneaky Elf

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Pyropyga
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.