Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Brown Widow

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Latrodectus geometricus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Brown Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Brown Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Theridiidae
Genus	Chironax	Latrodectus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Latrodectus geometricus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

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 Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).