Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Long-tailed Wattled 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Acerodon	Chalinolobus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.