Jamaican fruit bat vs King Spiderhead

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Serruria williamsii

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while King Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	King Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Serruria
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Serruria williamsii

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

King Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	King Spiderhead
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 Spiderhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.