Black-capped Fruit Bat vs catmint

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Nepeta
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.