Jamaican fruit bat vs Sitka Brome

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Bromus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Sitka Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Sitka Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Artibeus	Bromus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Bromus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Sitka Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Sitka Brome
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.

Sitka Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).