Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Joseph's-coat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Amaranthus tricolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Joseph's-coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Amaranthus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Amaranthus tricolor

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Joseph's-coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Joseph'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.

Joseph's-coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Libya, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).