Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Mesquite

Acerodon jubatus compared with Prosopis pallida

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Mesquite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Mesquite
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Prosopis
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Prosopis pallida

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).