Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Horsetail

Acerodon jubatus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Equisetum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.