Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Murina aenea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Murina
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Murina aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Bronze Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

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.

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

The Bronze Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina aenea) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.