Blaaubok vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Hippotragus leucophaeus compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Key Differences

• Blaaubok is Extinct while Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blaaubok	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	Hippotragus	Chironax
Species	Hippotragus leucophaeus	Chironax melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blaaubok and Black-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.