Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Short's aster

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Symphyotrichum shortii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Short's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Short's aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Symphyotrichum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Symphyotrichum shortii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Short's aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short's aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.