Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dappled White

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Euchloe ausonia

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dappled White is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dappled White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Chironax	Euchloe
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Euchloe ausonia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dappled White

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dappled White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dappled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (16 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.