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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.
Jamaican fruit bats rely on sight and smell to find fruit of certain colors and odors. [2] They mainly feed on Ficus figs and also on other fruits like avocados, mangoes, guava, papaya and bananas. In the dry season, their diet can consist of leaves of plants whose foliage has large amounts of protein, nectar, pollen, flower pieces and a few ...
FOOD AND FEEDING. These bats are frugivores (fruit-eaters) meaning that they are classified primarily as herbivores. They mainly feed on figs and also on fruits like avocados, mangoes, guava, papaya and bananas. In the dry season, depending on food availability their diet can consist of
The Jamaican fruit-eating bat, also known as the Mexican fruit bat, has dark brown fur, a short nose, prominant nose leaf, and noticable bumps on its lower lip. This species lives in tropical habitats where it roosts in caves, trees, buildings, and leaf tents.
The Jamaican fruit bat feeds on a variety of fruits, including both native and cultivated plants such as wild figs, cecropia, guava, papaya, and banana. Depending on the seasonal availability of food, its diet may also contain nectar, pollen, leaves, and, rarely, a few insects.
Brightly-colored, fragrant fruits like figs make up the majority of the Jamaican fruit-eating bat’s diet. They also eat leaves, flowers, pollen, and nectar. When Jamaican fruit-eating bats pick a piece of fruit, they fly back to a feeding roost with it, rather than consuming it right away.
The Jamaican fruit-eating bat eats figs and many other tropical forest fruits, including the pulpy layer surrounding nuts, such as wild almonds. After carrying fruits away to eat them, the bat then drops the nuts, dispersing seeds for future trees. In addition to fruit, this species also eats pollen, nectar, and a few insects. Jamaican fruit ...
