Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs limestone fern

Acerodon jubatus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Gymnocarpium
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.