Jamaican fruit bat vs spotted fritillary

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Artibeus	Melitaea
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).