Jamaican fruit bat vs Lygaeid bug

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Artibeus	Nysius
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.