Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Mitú Maya

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Chironax	Miconia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mitú Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.