Carrion-Flower vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Smilax herbacea compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Smilax	Acerodon
Species	Smilax herbacea	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.