Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Chinaroot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Chironax	Dioscorea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.