Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Little Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acerodon	Artibeus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Little Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.