Black-capped Fruit Bat vs box-leaf azara

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Azara microphylla

Key Differences

  • Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while box-leaf azara is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat box-leaf azara
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) Salicaceae
Genus Chironax Azara
Species Chironax melanocephalus Azara microphylla

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

box-leaf azara

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat box-leaf azara
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

box-leaf azara

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

box-leaf azara

The Box-leaf azara (Azara microphylla) is a species in the genus Azara. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Colombia.

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