Jamaican fruit bat vs Slippery Jack

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Suillus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).