Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Florida Willow

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Salix floridana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Florida Willow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Florida Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Chironax	Salix
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Salix floridana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida Willow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida Willow

Habitat

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

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.