Black-capped Fruit Bat vs sorrel

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Chironax	Oxalis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 countries).

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.