Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Starfruit

Acerodon jubatus compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Acerodon	Damasonium
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.