Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Branched Moonwort

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Chironax	Botrychium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Botrychium matricariifolium

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.