Jamaican fruit bat vs red underwing skipper

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Spialia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	red underwing skipper
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 underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).