Black-capped Fruit Bat vs dusky antechinus

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat dusky antechinus
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Dasyuridae
Genus Chironax Antechinus
Species Chironax melanocephalus Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat dusky antechinus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky antechinus

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.

dusky antechinus

No description available.

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