Jamaican fruit bat vs Red melastome

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Artibeus	Melastoma
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.