Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acerodon	Artibeus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.