Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Shallon

Ariteus flavescens compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Gaultheria
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).