Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acerodon	Hydnellum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.