Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Scaly Hawkbit

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Scaly Hawkbit
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	Hedypnois
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).