Jamaican fruit bat vs nut scale

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Eulecanium tiliae

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while nut scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	nut scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coccidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eulecanium
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Eulecanium tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

nut scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	nut scale
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.

nut scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).