Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Thatching grass

Acerodon jubatus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Hyparrhenia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).