Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Poisonbulb

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Crinum asiaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Poisonbulb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Chironax	Crinum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Crinum asiaticum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poisonbulb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poisonbulb

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.