Jamaican fruit bat vs Malayan civet

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Viverridae
Genus	Artibeus	Viverra
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.