Jamaican fruit bat vs Meal Moth

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Artibeus	Pyralis
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Meal Moth
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.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).