Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs toothcup

Acerodon jubatus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Acerodon	Ammannia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).