Jamaican fruit bat vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Little Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Chaerephon
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Chaerephon pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Little Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Little Free-tailed Bat
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.

Little Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.