Black-capped Fruit Bat vs five-ranked peat moss

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Sphagnum quinquefarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	five-ranked peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Chironax	Sphagnum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Sphagnum quinquefarium

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

five-ranked peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	five-ranked peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-ranked peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.