Forest Dormouse vs Jamaican fruit bat

Dryomys nitedula compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gliridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dryomys	Artibeus
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Dormouse and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

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.