Black-capped Fruit Bat vs short oat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	short oat
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	Avena
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	short oat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.