Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs gavião-urubu

Acerodon jubatus compared with Buteo albonotatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	gavião-urubu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Acerodon	Buteo
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Buteo albonotatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and gavião-urubu share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

gavião-urubu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gavião-urubu

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.