Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Splayed Deerfly

Acerodon jubatus compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Acerodon	Chrysops
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.