Jamaican fruit bat vs large blue

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Artibeus	Maculinea
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and large blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.