Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Low starbur

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Acanthospermum humile

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Low starbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Acanthospermum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Acanthospermum humile

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Low starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low starbur

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Mexico, 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.