Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs wall scalewort

Acerodon jubatus compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Porella
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).