Jamaican fruit bat vs Japanese apple rust

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Gymnosporangium yamadae

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Japanese apple rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Japanese apple rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Gymnosporangium
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Gymnosporangium yamadae

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese apple rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Japanese apple rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Japanese apple rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.