Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Broad-footed Mole

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Scapanus latimanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Talpidae
Genus	Chironax	Scapanus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Scapanus latimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Broad-footed Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.