Jamaican fruit bat vs Water Fig

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Moraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ficus
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Water Fig
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.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.