Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Sweet iris

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chironax	Iris
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Sweet iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.