Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Round-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.