Forest Giant Squirrel vs Jamaican fruit bat

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Artibeus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.