Jamaican fruit bat vs Silverfish

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).