Jamaican fruit bat vs Whitebuttons

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Anacyclus clavatus

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Whitebuttons is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Whitebuttons
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Artibeus	Anacyclus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Anacyclus clavatus

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Whitebuttons

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Whitebuttons
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.

Whitebuttons

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).