Jamaican fruit bat vs Southern Bracket

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ganoderma
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.