Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Silver-backed Needletail

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apodidae
Genus	Acerodon	Hirundapus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.