Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Mastic Thyme

Ariteus flavescens compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Thymus
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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