Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Curupay

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Anadenanthera colubrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Curupay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chironax	Anadenanthera
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Anadenanthera colubrina

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curupay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curupay

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.