Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dark blind ray

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Benthobatis moresbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dark blind ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Narcinidae
Genus	Chironax	Benthobatis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Benthobatis moresbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark blind ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark blind ray

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.