Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Black Haw

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Viburnum lentago

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Black Haw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Black Haw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Chironax	Viburnum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Viburnum lentago

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Haw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Black Haw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Haw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

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 Haw

The Black Haw (Viburnum lentago) is a species in the genus Viburnum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.