Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs scimitar-bean

Acerodon jubatus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Canavalia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).