Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs water dock

Acerodon jubatus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Rumex
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).