Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Orange Cup

Acerodon jubatus compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Acerodon	Melastiza
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.