Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Durian

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Durio lowianus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Durian is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Durian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Chironax	Durio
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Durio lowianus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Durian

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Durian

Habitat

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

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.