Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Capote

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Chironax	Xanthosoma
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.