Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Throat botfly

Acerodon jubatus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Acerodon	Gasterophilus
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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