Jamaican fruit bat vs Leopard Earthball

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Artibeus	Scleroderma
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).