Jamaican fruit bat vs milk snail

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Helicidae
Genus	Artibeus	Otala
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Otala lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	milk snail
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.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).