Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Squirrel Corn

Acerodon jubatus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Acerodon	Dicentra
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.