Jamaican fruit bat vs Red Balau

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Shorea
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.