Jamaican fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Jamaican fruit bat lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Artibeus jamaicensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Jamaican fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Jamaican fruit bat in 22 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Santarém.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Jamaican fruit bat endangered?

The Jamaican fruit bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Jamaican fruit bat?

The Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Artibeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Jamaican fruit bat

The Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Jamaican fruit bat (revision 1370686741), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).