Jamaican fruit bat vs Northern Firefly

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Artibeus	Pyractomena
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.