Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dotted Ermel

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dotted Ermel
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)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Chironax	Ethmia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.