Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dixon's stingaree

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Chironax	Urolophus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dixon's stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixon's stingaree

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.