Black-capped Fruit Bat vs May River Red

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat May River Red
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Orchidaceae
Genus Chironax Dendrobium
Species Chironax melanocephalus Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat May River Red
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

May River Red

No description available.

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