Centaury vs Jamaican fruit bat

Psephellus pecho compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	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 pecho	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus pecho) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.