Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Pale Sunflower

Acerodon jubatus compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).