Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fig

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ficus platypoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fig
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)	Moraceae
Genus	Chironax	Ficus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ficus platypoda

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.