Jamaican fruit bat vs Slender Shrew

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sorex
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Slender Shrew
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.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.