Forest Bead-string vs Jamaican fruit bat

Alchornea hirtella compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Forest Bead-string Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Euphorbiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Alchornea Artibeus
Species Alchornea hirtella Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Forest Bead-string Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Forest Bead-string

No description available.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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