Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Marsh Notchwort

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Heterogemma laxa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marsh Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Chironax	Heterogemma
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Heterogemma laxa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marsh Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.