Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Acerodon jubatus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acerodon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.