Jamaican fruit bat vs spreading currant

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Ribes laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while spreading currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	spreading currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ribes
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Ribes laxiflorum

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

spreading currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	spreading currant
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.

spreading currant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.