Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sawtooth Sunflower

Acerodon jubatus compared with Helianthus grosseserratus

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Sawtooth Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sawtooth Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Helianthus grosseserratus

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sawtooth Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawtooth Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, and United States.