Artibeus jamaicensis Leach 1821 (Jamaican fruit bat)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae
Alternative combination: Artibeus (Artibeus) jamaicensis
Belongs to Artibeus according to J. R. Choate and E. C. Birney 1968
See also Dalquest and Roth 1970 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxon: Artibeus (Artibeus)
Subtaxa: Artibeus (Artibeus) jamaicensis planirostris
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Cuba (1), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (2), Venezuela (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.