Jamaican fruit bat vs marsh dock

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Rumex
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).