Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs silverleaf desmodium

Acerodon jubatus compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	silverleaf desmodium
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	Desmodium
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).