Black-capped Fruit Bat vs spring squill

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Chironax	Scilla
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.