Jamaican fruit bat vs sorrel

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Oxalis
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	sorrel
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.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 countries).