Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Jonquil

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Narcissus jonquilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Jonquil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Chironax	Narcissus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Narcissus jonquilla

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jonquil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jonquil

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.