Jamaican fruit bat vs Jelly Rot

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Phlebia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.