Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs sun shell

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Astraea
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.