Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Céraiste dichotome

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Céraiste dichotome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Céraiste dichotome
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cerastium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cerastium dichotomum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Céraiste dichotome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Céraiste dichotome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.