Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Duck Flea

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Chironax	Ceratophyllus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.