Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Corn Brome

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bromus squarrosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Corn Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chironax	Bromus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bromus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Corn Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corn Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.