Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Brown Mastiff Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Promops nasutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Brown Mastiff 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Chironax	Promops
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Promops nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.