Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Nutmeg

Acerodon jubatus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Myristica
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).