Jamaican fruit bat vs Tarça

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Crambidae
Genus	Artibeus	Udea
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Tarça
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.

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.