Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Jacob's coat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Acalypha
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).