Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Acerodon jubatus compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Acerodon	Micrathyria
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Spot-tailed Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.