Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Stinking iris

Ariteus flavescens compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ariteus	Iris
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).