Black-capped Fruit Bat vs royal agave

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Agave victoriae-reginae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	royal agave
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)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Chironax	Agave
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Agave victoriae-reginae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

royal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	royal agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

royal agave

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.