Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fletcher scale

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fletcher scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coccidae
Genus	Chironax	Parthenolecanium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fletcher scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (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.