Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Acerodon jubatus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Ceratophyllum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.