Jamaican fruit bat vs Smooth mesquite

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Prosopis laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Smooth mesquite
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	Prosopis
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Prosopis laevigata

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth mesquite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Smooth mesquite
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 mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.