Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Russian violet

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Russian violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Russian violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Chironax	Viola
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Russian violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.