Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Chironax	Botrychium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.