Jamaican fruit bat vs Leafless Ballart

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Exocarpos
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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