Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Douglas' spirea

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Spiraea douglasii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Douglas' spirea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Douglas' spirea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chironax	Spiraea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Spiraea douglasii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' spirea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Douglas' spirea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Douglas' spirea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Armenia) and Europe (19 countries).

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.