Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs joint-vetch

Acerodon jubatus compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Aeschynomene
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).