Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Neglected Jurinea

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Jurinea praetermissa

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Neglected Jurinea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Neglected Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Jurinea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Jurinea praetermissa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Jurinea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Neglected Jurinea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neglected Jurinea

Habitat

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

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.