Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Indian fleabane

Acerodon jubatus compared with Pluchea indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Indian fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Pluchea
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Pluchea indica

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries).