Drumheads vs Jamaican fruit bat

Polygala cruciata compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Drumheads is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drumheads	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygalaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Polygala	Artibeus
Species	Polygala cruciata	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Drumheads

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drumheads

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.