Flats Silkypuff vs Jamaican fruit bat

Diastella proteoides compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diastella	Artibeus
Species	Diastella proteoides	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

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.