Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Shakeshake

Acerodon jubatus compared with Crotalaria incana

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Shakeshake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Shakeshake
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	Crotalaria
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Crotalaria incana

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).