Jamaican fruit bat vs Tuberous Valerian

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Valeriana
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Tuberous Valerian
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.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.