Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Hooked Dock

Acerodon jubatus compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Rumex
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).