Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Acerodon jubatus compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Acerodon	Lestes
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.