Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Silverfish

Acerodon jubatus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acerodon	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).