Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Narrow swordfern

Acerodon jubatus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Nephrolepis
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).