Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Herbaceous periwinkle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Vinca herbacea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Herbaceous periwinkle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Herbaceous periwinkle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chironax	Vinca
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Vinca herbacea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Herbaceous periwinkle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Herbaceous periwinkle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herbaceous periwinkle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and 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.