Jamaican fruit bat vs Maui's paddle

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.