Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Southern Bracket

Acerodon jubatus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Ganoderma
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.