Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fringed Cup

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Encoelia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.