Jamaican fruit bat vs Sawfly

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Artibeus	Pristiphora
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Sawfly
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.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.