Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Freckled Skate

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Leucoraja garmani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Freckled Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Chironax	Leucoraja
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Leucoraja garmani

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Freckled Skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Skate

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.