Jamaican fruit bat vs Pale Oyster

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Pleurotus pulmonarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Pale Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pleurotus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Pleurotus pulmonarius

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Pale Oyster
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.

Pale Oyster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).