Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Florida arrowroot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Zamia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.