Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Chaerephon bemmeleni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Chaerephon
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Chaerephon bemmeleni

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

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.