Bettongie de Lesueur vs Jamaican fruit bat

Bettongia lesueur compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Potoroidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bettongia	Artibeus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bettongie de Lesueur and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bettongie de Lesueur	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bettongie de Lesueur

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.