Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Java-bean

Ariteus flavescens compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jamaican Fig-eating Bat Java-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Phyllostomidae Fabaceae
Genus Ariteus Senna
Species Ariteus flavescens Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jamaican Fig-eating Bat Java-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

No description available.

Java-bean

No description available.

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