Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Acerodon jubatus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Acerodon	Cryptotis
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.