Jamaican fruit bat vs White Chilte

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.