Black-capped Fruit Bat vs eastern quoll

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	eastern quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eastern quoll

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.