caimito vs Jamaican fruit bat

Pouteria caimito compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapotaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pouteria	Artibeus
Species	Pouteria caimito	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.