Buff Dwarf vs Jamaican fruit bat

Elachista subalbidella compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Dwarf	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elachistidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Elachista	Artibeus
Species	Elachista subalbidella	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Dwarf and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Dwarf	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Buff Dwarf

The Buff Dwarf (Elachista subalbidella) is a species in the genus Elachista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.