Elm leafminer vs Jamaican fruit bat

Fenusa ulmi compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Elm leafminer is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm leafminer	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tenthredinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Fenusa	Artibeus
Species	Fenusa ulmi	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm leafminer	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.