Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dusky arion

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Arion subfuscus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dusky arion is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dusky arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arionidae
Genus	Chironax	Arion
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Arion subfuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky arion

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.