Black-capped Fruit Bat vs River Bulrush

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chironax	Bolboschoenus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.