Jamaican fruit bat vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican fruit bat Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Phyllostomidae Corduliidae
Genus Artibeus Dorocordulia
Species Artibeus jamaicensis Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican fruit bat Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

Racket-tailed Emerald

No description available.

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