Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Small shell ginger

Acerodon jubatus compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Alpinia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.