Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dew Bean

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Vigna aconitifolia

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dew Bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dew Bean
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	Vigna
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Vigna aconitifolia

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dew Bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dew Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.