Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Oriental asperula

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Asperula
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.