Jamaican fruit bat vs Seneca Root

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Polygala
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Seneca Root
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.

Seneca Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.