Jamaican fruit bat vs North American porcupine

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Artibeus	Erethizon
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.