Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs yellowtop

Acerodon jubatus compared with Flaveria linearis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	yellowtop
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	Flaveria
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.