Jamaican fruit bat vs side-striped jackal

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Canis adustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	side-striped jackal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Artibeus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Canis adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and side-striped jackal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

side-striped jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	side-striped jackal
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.

side-striped jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.