Jamaican fruit bat vs Karnal bunt

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Tilletia indica

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Karnal bunt is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Karnal bunt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Tilletia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Tilletia indica

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Karnal bunt

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Karnal bunt
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.

Karnal bunt

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.