Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Strangler Fig

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ficus citrifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Strangler Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Chironax	Ficus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ficus citrifolia

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Strangler Fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strangler Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.