Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Violet Smut

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Urocystis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.