Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Larkspur

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Chironax	Delphinium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larkspur

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.