flat-backed millipede vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polydesmidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Polydesmus	Acerodon
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.