Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Elm leafminer

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Chironax	Fenusa
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Elm leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.