Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fraser's dolphin

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Chironax	Lagenodelphis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lagenodelphis hosei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fraser's dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.