Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Quito-orange

Acerodon jubatus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Solanum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).