Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Slender Borage

Acerodon jubatus compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boraginaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Borago
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.