Flats Silkypuff vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Diastella proteoides compared with Acerodon jubatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diastella	Acerodon
Species	Diastella proteoides	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.