Black-capped Fruit Bat vs chainfruit

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat chainfruit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Apocynaceae
Genus Chironax Alyxia
Species Chironax melanocephalus Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat chainfruit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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