Jamaican fruit bat vs king colobus

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Artibeus	Colobus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	king colobus
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.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.