Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Indian Marshweed

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Limnophila indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Indian Marshweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Chironax	Limnophila
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Limnophila indica

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Indian Marshweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Indian Marshweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Marshweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.