Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Siberian polypody

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Polypodium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Siberian polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.