Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Sand Violet

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sand 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 fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

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.