Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Bleeding-Heart

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dicentra formosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat Bleeding-Heart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Papaveraceae
Genus Chironax Dicentra
Species Chironax melanocephalus Dicentra formosa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat Bleeding-Heart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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