Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Malabar nut

Acerodon jubatus compared with Justicia adhatoda

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Malabar nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Justicia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).