Jamaican fruit bat vs Silky Parchment

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Stereum
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Silky Parchment
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.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.