Jamaican fruit bat vs Starfruit

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Artibeus	Damasonium
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.