Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Indian Tree Hazel

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Corylus jacquemontii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Indian Tree Hazel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Indian Tree Hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Corylus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Corylus jacquemontii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Indian Tree Hazel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Tree Hazel

Habitat

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

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.