Capote vs Little Red Flying Fox

Xanthosoma robustum compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Capote is Not Evaluated while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capote	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Xanthosoma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Xanthosoma robustum	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capote	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.