Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Gum-elemi

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Chironax	Bursera
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.