Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Pitch canker

Acerodon jubatus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Fusarium
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.