Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sand Violet

Acerodon jubatus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Viola
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.