Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Acerodon jubatus compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acerodon	Melitaea
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).