Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Small shell ginger

Ariteus flavescens compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Alpinia
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.