Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs plain pug

Acerodon jubatus compared with Eupithecia simpliciata

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while plain pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	plain pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Acerodon	Eupithecia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Eupithecia simpliciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and plain pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

plain pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plain pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.