Black-capped Fruit Bat vs flat millipede

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	flat millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polydesmidae
Genus	Chironax	Polydesmus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Polydesmus angustus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	flat millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.