Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sea Knotgrass

Acerodon jubatus compared with Polygonum maritimum

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Sea Knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sea Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Polygonum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Polygonum maritimum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sea Knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, India, and Portugal.