Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pratt apple

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Malus prattii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pratt apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pratt apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chironax	Malus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Malus prattii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pratt apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pratt apple

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.