Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Urn

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Chironax	Urnula
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil'S Urn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.