Black-capped Fruit Bat vs black currant-tree

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat black currant-tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Phyllanthaceae
Genus Chironax Antidesma
Species Chironax melanocephalus Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat black currant-tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.

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