Jamaican fruit bat vs Pill Beetle

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Artibeus	Byrrhus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.