Jamaican fruit bat vs Nutgrass

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Cyperus stoloniferus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Nutgrass
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	Cyperus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Cyperus stoloniferus

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Nutgrass
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.

Nutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.