Bitter Karee vs Jamaican fruit bat

Searsia marlothii compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Karee Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Anacardiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Searsia Artibeus
Species Searsia marlothii Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Karee

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Karee Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Karee

Habitat

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

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bitter Karee

The Bitter Karee (Searsia marlothii) is a species in the genus Searsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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