Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acerodon	Artibeus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.