Jamaican fruit bat vs Thicket Groundling

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Gelechia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Thicket Groundling
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.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.