Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Red Buckeye

Acerodon jubatus compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Red Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Aesculus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).