Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs New Guinea Creeper

Acerodon jubatus compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	New Guinea Creeper
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	Mucuna
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.