Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Shelled Slug

Acerodon jubatus compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Testacellidae
Genus	Acerodon	Testacella
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Shelled Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).