Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Handley's Red Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Lasiurus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Handley's Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.