Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Mule Grass

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chironax	Bouteloua
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

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.