Flat Wrack vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Fucus spiralis compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fucaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fucus	Acerodon
Species	Fucus spiralis	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.