Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Gesse Printanière

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gesse Printanière
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chironax	Lathyrus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gesse Printanière

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gesse Printanière

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.