Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Grass pea

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lathyrus sphaericus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Grass pea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Grass pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chironax	Lathyrus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lathyrus sphaericus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grass pea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Grass pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.