Boissier's Psephellus vs Jamaican fruit bat

Psephellus boissieri compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psephellus	Artibeus
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.