Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Conch apple
Chironax melanocephalus compared with Passiflora maliformis
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Black-capped Fruit Bat | Conch apple |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Passifloraceae |
| Genus | Chironax | Passiflora |
| Species | Chironax melanocephalus | Passiflora maliformis |
Conservation Status
Black-capped Fruit Bat
LC — Least ConcernConch apple
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Black-capped Fruit Bat | Conch apple |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Black-capped Fruit Bat
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Conch apple
Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.
Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).
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.
Conch apple
No description available.
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