Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Acerodon jubatus compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Cotoneaster
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).