Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Ariteus flavescens compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Hortiboletus
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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