Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Taypau

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Chironax	Homalium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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

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.