Black-capped Fruit Bat vs field cudweed

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Filago
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.