Jamaican fruit bat vs Long-legged fly

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dolichopus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Long-legged fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Long-legged fly
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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.