Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Mountain Water Rat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Baiyankamys
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.