Black-capped Fruit Bat vs False widow

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Theridiidae
Genus	Chironax	Steatoda
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.