Mammals › New World Leaf-nosed Bats
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Great Fruit-eating BatArtibeus lituratus
Hairy Fruit-eating BatArtibeus hirsutus
Flat-faced Fruit-eating BatArtibeus planirostris
Pygmy Fruit-eating BatDermanura phaeotis
Greater Spear-nosed BatPhyllostomus hastatus
Pallas's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga soricina
Aztec Fruit-eating BatDermanura azteca
Common tent-making BatUroderma bilobatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,180 |
|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | 372 |
| Yucatan | 366 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 107 |
| Chiapas | 88 |
| Costa Rica | 61 |
| Panama | 56 |
| Campeche | 40 |
| Puerto Rico | 35 |
| Oaxaca | 35 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification
Physical
- EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Bats · Chiroptera |
| Family | New World Leaf-nosed Bats · Phyllostomidae |
| Genus | Neotropical Fruit Bats · Artibeus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.