Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Grooved Flax

Acerodon jubatus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Linum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.