Black-capped Fruit Bat vs fish-poison

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	fish-poison
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Chironax	Phyllanthus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and fish-poison share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

fish-poison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fish-poison

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.