Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs river moss

Ariteus flavescens compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Fontinalis
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.