Jamaican fruit bat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican fruit bat Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Phyllostomidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Artibeus Sargus
Species Artibeus jamaicensis Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican fruit bat Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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