Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs spring cinquefoil

Acerodon jubatus compared with Potentilla verna

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while spring cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	spring cinquefoil
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	Potentilla
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.