Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Wire With

Ariteus flavescens compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ariteus	Desmodium
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.