Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acerodon	Hydnellum
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.