Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Horse-eye Bean

Acerodon jubatus compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Mucuna
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Horse-eye Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.