Black-capped Fruit Bat vs mallow ninebark

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Physocarpus malvaceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	mallow ninebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chironax	Physocarpus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Physocarpus malvaceus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

mallow ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mallow ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.