Black-faced Cormorant vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Phalacrocorax fuscescens compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Black-faced Cormorant is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-faced Cormorant	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Acerodon
Species	Phalacrocorax fuscescens	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-faced Cormorant and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-faced Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-faced Cormorant	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-faced Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-faced Cormorant

The Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) is a species in the genus Phalacrocorax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.