Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Tall Aster

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Symphyotrichum praealtum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Tall Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chironax	Symphyotrichum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Symphyotrichum praealtum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tall Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.