Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Soapberry

Acerodon jubatus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Sapindus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).