Jamaican fruit bat vs Pitch canker

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Fusarium
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.