Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs redhead

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Hamelia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).