Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Macassar ebony

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Diospyros rumphii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Macassar ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Macassar ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Chironax	Diospyros
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Diospyros rumphii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Macassar ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Macassar ebony

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.