Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs

Acerodon jubatus compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Pinnularia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.