Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mops nanulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Chironax	Mops
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mops nanulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Dwarf Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

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.