Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Cyprus Vetch

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lathyrus ochrus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cyprus Vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Cyprus Vetch
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	Lathyrus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lathyrus ochrus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cyprus Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cyprus Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (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.