Jamaican fruit bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Artibeus	Chimarrogale
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.