Black-capped Fruit Bat vs iguana hackberry

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Celtis iguanaea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while iguana hackberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	iguana hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cannabaceae
Genus	Chironax	Celtis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Celtis iguanaea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

iguana hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	iguana hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iguana hackberry

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.