Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs large painted-lady

Acerodon jubatus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Iridaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Gladiolus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).