Jamaican fruit bat vs Long Skimmer

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Artibeus	Orthetrum
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Long Skimmer
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 Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.