Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Sun Palm

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dioon holmgrenii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sun Palm is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sun Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Dioon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dioon holmgrenii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sun Palm

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sun Palm

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.