Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Chironax	Crossarchus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.