Jamaican fruit bat vs Moth fly

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Psychoda sigma

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Moth fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Artibeus	Psychoda
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Psychoda sigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Moth fly
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.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.