Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs sugar-plum

Acerodon jubatus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Uapaca
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.