False stable fly vs Jamaican fruit bat

Muscina stabulans compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muscidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Muscina	Artibeus
Species	Muscina stabulans	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.