Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Water spangles

Acerodon jubatus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Salvinia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).