2,951 observationsLeast Concern
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Chiroptera ›Family: Phyllostomidae ›Genus: Artibeus
About
The Jamaican, common or Mexican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a fruit eating bat native to Mexico, through Central America to northwestern South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident of the Southern Bahamas. Populations east of the Andes in South America are now usually regarded a separate species, the flat-faced fruit-eating bat (A. planirostris). The distinctive features of the Jamaican fruit bat (which however...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat is Artibeus jamaicensis.
- The Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the order Chiroptera.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the family Phyllostomidae.
- Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat belongs to the genus Artibeus.