Jamaican fruit bat vs Small shell ginger

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Alpinia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.