Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Wild Lettuce

Acerodon jubatus compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acerodon	Lactuca
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).