Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sickle Medick

Acerodon jubatus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).