Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Roman nettle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Roman nettle
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)	Urticaceae
Genus	Chironax	Urtica
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (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.