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Jamaican fruit bat

Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821

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The jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a species in the family Phyllostomidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 42.2 g to 46.1 g and live up to 10.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jamaican fruit bat

Weight
42.2 g – 46.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
42 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
10.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
19.2 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
107 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
9.47 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the jamaican fruit bat?

JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT · WINGSPAN 42 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 42 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the jamaican fruit bat is about 25% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the jamaican fruit bat

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Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the jamaican fruit bat live?

Not recorded

What is the jamaican fruit bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

From the Wikipedia article “Jamaican fruit bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaican_fruit_bat&oldid=1370686741), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the jamaican fruit bat endangered?

The jamaican fruit bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the jamaican fruit bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPhyllostomidae
  6. genusArtibeus
  7. SpeciesArtibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821

Synonyms Dermanura eva

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Common fruit batEnglish
  • Jamaica fruit-eating batEnglish
  • Jamaican fruit-eating batEnglish
  • Jamaican fruit-eating batEnglish
  • Jamaican fruit-eating batEnglish
  • Mexican fruit batEnglish
  • listonos plodožravýCzech
  • JamaikafruchtvampirGerman
  • Jamaica FruchtfledermausGerman
  • Jamaika-FruchtfledermausGerman
  • Jamaika-FruchtvampirGerman
  • JamaikafruchtfledermausGerman
  • Φρουτονυχτερίδα της ΤζαμάικαςGreek
  • Murciélago fruteroSpanish
  • Murciélago frugívoro comúnSpanish
  • Murciélago frutero de JamaicaSpanish
  • Murciélago-frutero de JamaicaSpanish
  • jamaikanhankkoFinnish
  • Rat volantFrench
  • Artibé de la JamaïqueFrench
  • Artibée de la JamaïqueFrench
  • Fer-de-lance communFrench
  • jamaicai gyümölcsdenevérHungarian
  • Artibeo della GiamaicaItalian
  • ジャマイカフルーツコウモリJapanese
  • JamaicafrukteterbladneseNorwegian Bokmål
  • JamaicavruchtenvleermuisDutch
  • Owocowiec liścionosyPolish
  • Morcego-da-fruta-jamaicanoPortuguese
  • Ямайский листоносRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the jamaican fruit bat

Other species in the same genus Artibeus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jamaican fruit bat?

An adult jamaican fruit bat weighs 42.2 g – 46.1 g and has a wingspan of 42 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jamaican fruit bat endangered?

The jamaican fruit bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the jamaican fruit bat live?

The jamaican fruit bat has a recorded lifespan of 10.5 years.

How long is the jamaican fruit bat pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 107 days.

What kind of animal is the jamaican fruit bat?

The jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) belongs to the family Phyllostomidae in the order Chiroptera.

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BibTeX
@misc{jamaican_fruit_bat_2026,
  title = {Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamaican-fruit-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}