Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Broadbacked stingaree

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urolophus expansus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Broadbacked stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Chironax	Urolophus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urolophus expansus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Broadbacked stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadbacked stingaree

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.

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.