Black-capped Fruit Bat vs danewort, dwarf elder

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Viburnaceae
Genus Chironax Sambucus
Species Chironax melanocephalus Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat danewort, dwarf elder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

danewort, dwarf elder

No description available.

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