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title: "Jamaicavruchtenvampier"
description: "Artibeus jamaicensis — Zoogdieren. The Jamaican fruit bat is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/jamaican-fruit-eating-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jamaicavruchtenvampier

> Artibeus jamaicensis — Zoogdieren. The Jamaican fruit bat is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics.

- Scientific name: *Artibeus jamaicensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 3312
- Wikidata: [Q301175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301175)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41005](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41005)

## Names

- en: Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
- de: Jamaika-Fruchtfledermaus
- es: Murciélago frutero
- fr: Artibé de la Jamaïque
- nl: Jamaicavruchtenvampier
- pl: Owocowiec liścionosy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1618), CU (122), CR (103), HN (96), PA (96), DO (91), PR (91), KY (50), JM (43), GT (40), NI (40), MQ (35)

## Summary

The Jamaican fruit bat is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Jamaicavruchtenvampier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jamaican-fruit-eating-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: darrenmclaughlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297643280

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jamaican-fruit-eating-bat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).