Jamaican fruit bat vs lateral sedge

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Carex unilateralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	lateral sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Carex
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Carex unilateralis

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

lateral sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	lateral sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

lateral sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Japan.