Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Oleander Wattle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Acacia neriifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Oleander Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chironax	Acacia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Acacia neriifolia

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oleander Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Oleander Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oleander Wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Libya, and Portugal.

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.