Adder’S-Mouth vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Malaxis bayardii compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orchidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Malaxis	Acerodon
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.