Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Acerodon jubatus compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Heteranthera
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.