Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Black Deerfly

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Chrysops sepulcralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Black Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tabanidae
Genus	Chironax	Chrysops
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Chrysops sepulcralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Black Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.