Black-capped Fruit Bat vs marsh leafy moss

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Plagiomnium ellipticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	marsh leafy moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mniaceae
Genus	Chironax	Plagiomnium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Plagiomnium ellipticum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh leafy moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	marsh leafy moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh leafy moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.