Jamaican fruit bat vs Thatch palm

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Sabal
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.