Buckthorn vs Jamaican fruit bat

Rhamnus cathartica compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckthorn	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhamnaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhamnus	Artibeus
Species	Rhamnus cathartica	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Buckthorn

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckthorn	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Buckthorn

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