Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Peruvian primrose-willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Onagraceae
Genus	Chironax	Ludwigia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Peruvian primrose-willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.