Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Lesser Crestwort

Acerodon jubatus compared with Lophocolea minor

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Lesser Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Lophocolea
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).