Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pacific gentian

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Gentiana sceptrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pacific gentian
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)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Chironax	Gentiana
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Gentiana sceptrum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pacific gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.