Chapin's Free-tailed Bat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Chaerephon chapini compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Chiroptera (Bats) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Molossidae Phyllostomidae
Genus Chaerephon Artibeus
Species Chaerephon chapini Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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