Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Parrotfeather

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Haloragaceae
Genus	Chironax	Myriophyllum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.