Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Shoebutton

Acerodon jubatus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Primulaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Ardisia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).