Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dwarf black stingray

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hemitrygon parvonigra

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf black stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dwarf black stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Chironax	Hemitrygon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hemitrygon parvonigra

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Dwarf black stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf black stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dwarf black stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf black stingray

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.