Jamaican fruit bat vs Marsh Swift

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Borbo micans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Marsh Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Borbo
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Borbo micans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Marsh Swift
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.

Marsh Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.