Jamaican fruit bat vs southern elder

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Sambucus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.