Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Mountain yam

Acerodon jubatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Dioscorea
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.