Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Cherry Vinegar Fly

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Drosophila suzukii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Cherry Vinegar 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)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Chironax	Drosophila
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Drosophila suzukii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Cherry Vinegar 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 Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 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 Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.