Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Himalayan Maple

Acerodon jubatus compared with Acer oblongum

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Himalayan Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Himalayan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Acer
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Himalayan Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.