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The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
The fraternal fruit-eating bat is the smallest species of large Artibeus (a group that also includes the Jamaican fruit bat, flat-faced fruit-eating bat, and great fruit-eating bat), [5] with a forearm length of 52–59 mm (2.0–2.3 in) and total length of 64–76 mm (2.5–3.0 in). Adults weigh 30–55 g (1.1–1.9 oz).
Honduran fruit-eating bat, Artibeus inopinatus is located in Central America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras). Jamaican fruit bat , Artibeus jamaicensis is the best known species. It is spread from The Bahamas and northern Mexico, through Central America and the Caribbean to northwestern Peru.
Artibeus aequatorialis, also known as Anderson's fruit-eating bat or the Ecuadorian fruit-eating bat, [2] is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The bat is endemic to northwestern South America west of the Andes mountain range.
Artibeus schwartzi, or Schwartz's fruit-eating bat, is a species of bat found in the Lesser Antilles. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, (A. jamaicensis). It has been hypothesized that it arose from hybridization of three Artibeus species: A. jamaicensis, A. planirostris, and an unknown third species. [2]
The flat-faced fruit-eating bat (Artibeus planirostris) is a South American species [1] of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, [2] but can be distinguished by its larger size, the presence of faint stripes on the face, and of a third molar tooth on each side of the upper jaw.
Artibeus anthonyi, also known as Anthony's fruit-eating bat, is an extinct species of bat from the Late Quaternary of Cuba. [ 1 ] Anthony's fruit-eating bat shows the greatest morphological divergence compared with extant Artibeus species.
Dark fruit-eating bats are relatively small, with an average body length of 8 cm (3.1 in), and weighing from 30 to 52 g (1.1 to 1.8 oz). Their fur is longer and darker than that of their closest relatives, being dark brown to sooty black over most of the body, with a white frosting. The underparts are paler, and there are also faint stripes of ...