Jamaican fruit bat vs Japanese Hare

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Artibeus	Lepus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Japanese Hare
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 Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.