Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Acerodon
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.