American Witch-Hazel vs Jamaican fruit bat

Hamamelis virginiana compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Witch-Hazel	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hamamelidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hamamelis	Artibeus
Species	Hamamelis virginiana	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

American Witch-Hazel

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Witch-Hazel	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Witch-Hazel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

American Witch-Hazel

The American Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a species in the genus Hamamelis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.