Black-capped Fruit Bat vs small twisted moss

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tortella humilis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while small twisted moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	small twisted moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Tortella
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tortella humilis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

small twisted moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	small twisted moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small twisted moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, 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.