Jamaican fruit bat vs plaster beetle

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Cartodere
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Cartodere bifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	plaster 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.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).