Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Sardinian Currant

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ribes sardoum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sardinian Currant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sardinian Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Chironax	Ribes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ribes sardoum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sardinian Currant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sardinian Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sardinian Currant

Habitat

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

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.