Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Lesser Scalewort

Acerodon jubatus compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Frullania
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.