Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fatspine spurdog

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Squalus crassispinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Squalidae
Genus	Chironax	Squalus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fatspine spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatspine spurdog

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.