Black-capped Fruit Bat vs boisduval scale

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Diaspis boisduvalii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	boisduval scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Chironax	Diaspis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Diaspis boisduvalii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

boisduval scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boisduval scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.

boisduval scale

The boisduval scale (Diaspis boisduvalii) is a species in the genus Diaspis. Native to Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany.