Common Baskettail vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Epitheca cynosura compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Baskettail	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Corduliidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Epitheca	Acerodon
Species	Epitheca cynosura	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Baskettail and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Common Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Baskettail

The common baskettail (<em>Epitheca cynosura</em>) is a dragonfly found across terrestrial and freshwater habitats of the United States. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting a stable and widespread population within its native range. <em>Epitheca cynosura</em> belongs to the family Corduliidae and is typically associated with ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving streams, where its aquatic larvae develop. Adults are often observed patrolling over open water and forest edges in search of prey and mates. The species is named for the basket-like egg mass that females carry at the tip of their abdomen before depositing eggs in water. Males often form feeding swarms, particularly in the morning hours, where they capture small flying insects. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.