Jamaican fruit bat vs smooth dock

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Rumex
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	smooth dock
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.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).