Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Keeled wormseed

Acerodon jubatus compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Keeled wormseed
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	Dysphania
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).