Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Yellow Dodder

Acerodon jubatus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Cuscuta
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).