Black-capped Fruit Bat vs White Flatweed

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hypochaeris microcephala

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while White Flatweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	White Flatweed
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	Hypochaeris
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hypochaeris microcephala

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Flatweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Flatweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and 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.