Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Scandinavian Small-Reed

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Calamagrostis purpurea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Scandinavian Small-Reed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Scandinavian Small-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chironax	Calamagrostis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Calamagrostis purpurea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scandinavian Small-Reed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Scandinavian Small-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scandinavian Small-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, 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.