Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs pill sedge

Acerodon jubatus compared with Carex pilulifera

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while pill sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	pill sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Carex
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Carex pilulifera

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

pill sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pill sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).