Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Nogal

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Juglans pyriformis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Nogal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Nogal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Chironax	Juglans
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Juglans pyriformis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nogal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nogal

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.