Clasping heliotrope vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Heliotropium amplexicaule compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Clasping heliotrope is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clasping heliotrope	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	Heliotropiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Heliotropium	Acerodon
Species	Heliotropium amplexicaule	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clasping heliotrope	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.