Black-capped Fruit Bat vs chilte

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cnidoscolus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.