Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cypripedium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Habitat

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

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.