Jamaican fruit bat vs swift fox

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Vulpes velox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican fruit bat swift fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Phyllostomidae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Artibeus Vulpes (Foxes)
Species Artibeus jamaicensis Vulpes velox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

swift fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican fruit bat swift fox
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.

swift fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

swift fox

No description available.

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