Devil-thorn vs Jamaican fruit bat

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Devil-thorn Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cactaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Echinocereus Artibeus
Species Echinocereus pseudopectinatus Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Devil-thorn Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

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.

Devil-thorn

No description available.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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