Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dark Batis

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Batis crypta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dark Batis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Platysteiridae
Genus	Chironax	Batis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Batis crypta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Dark Batis share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Batis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dark Batis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Batis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.