Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Parasol Tree

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Chironax	Polyscias
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Parasol Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

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.