Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Neotragus batesi compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bates's Dwarf Antelope Black-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Neotragus Chironax
Species Neotragus batesi Chironax melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Dwarf Antelope and Black-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bates's Dwarf Antelope Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

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