Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fossa

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fossa
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)	Eupleridae
Genus	Chironax	Cryptoprocta
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

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.