Jamaican fruit bat vs Tickell's Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Tickell's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Tickell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Tickell's Bat
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.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.