Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Centaury

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Cirsium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cirsium eliasianum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.