Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Low Cyperus

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Low Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cyperus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.