Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Cherry Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tephritidae
Genus	Chironax	Rhagoletis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Rhagoletis cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Cherry Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.