Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs stink aster

Ariteus flavescens compared with Dittrichia graveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	stink aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ariteus	Dittrichia
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Dittrichia graveolens

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

stink aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stink aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).