Jamaican fruit bat vs Silky jackbean

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Canavalia sericea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Silky jackbean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Canavalia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Canavalia sericea

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky jackbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Silky jackbean
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.

Silky jackbean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.