chainfruit vs Jamaican fruit bat

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank chainfruit Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Apocynaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Alyxia Artibeus
Species Alyxia ilicifolia Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute chainfruit Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. 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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