Black-capped Fruit Bat vs drill

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mandrillus leucophaeus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while drill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chironax	Mandrillus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mandrillus leucophaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and drill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

drill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

drill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.