Jamaican fruit bat vs Silkrubber

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican fruit bat Silkrubber
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Phyllostomidae Apocynaceae
Genus Artibeus Funtumia
Species Artibeus jamaicensis Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican fruit bat Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

Silkrubber

No description available.

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