Black-capped Fruit Bat vs cardinal beetle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pyrochroa serraticornis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while cardinal beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	cardinal beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pyrochroidae
Genus	Chironax	Pyrochroa
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pyrochroa serraticornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

cardinal beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	cardinal beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cardinal beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

cardinal beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.