Black-capped Fruit Bat vs intermediate polypody

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Polypodium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	intermediate polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.