Forked Aster vs Jamaican fruit bat

Eurybia furcata compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Forked Aster is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Aster	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eurybia	Artibeus
Species	Eurybia furcata	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Aster	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.