Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Bladdernut

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Chironax	Staphylea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.