Jamaican fruit bat vs Northern Spreadwing

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Lestes disjunctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican fruit bat Northern Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Phyllostomidae Lestidae
Genus Artibeus Lestes
Species Artibeus jamaicensis Lestes disjunctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican fruit bat Northern Spreadwing
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 Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

Northern Spreadwing

No description available.

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