Jamaican fruit bat vs Zipperback

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Artibeus	Chrysotoxum
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.