Forest Lamb vs Jamaican fruit bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Artibeus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.