Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Onion Earthball

Acerodon jubatus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Acerodon	Scleroderma
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).