Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Mountain Waterberry

Acerodon jubatus compared with Syzygium legatii

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Mountain Waterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Mountain Waterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Syzygium
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Syzygium legatii

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waterberry

Habitat

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