Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
About the Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
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...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the scientific name of the Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat?
The scientific name of the Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat is Artibeus jamaicensis.
How many Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat sightings have been recorded?
3,333 observations of the Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat have been recorded on iNaturalist.
