Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Filbert

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Corylus maxima

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Filbert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Filbert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Corylus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Corylus maxima

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Filbert

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 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.