Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Japanese Bindweed

Acerodon jubatus compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Calystegia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.