Alpine Bog Laurel vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Kalmia microphylla compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bog Laurel	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Kalmia	Artibeus
Species	Kalmia microphylla	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bog Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bog Laurel	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bog Laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Alpine Bog Laurel

The Alpine Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and United States.