Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Gray Poplar

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Populus canescens

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gray Poplar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gray Poplar
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	Populus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Populus canescens

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray Poplar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gray Poplar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Poplar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.