Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Gabon Batis

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Batis minima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gabon Batis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Platysteiridae
Genus	Chironax	Batis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Batis minima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gabon Batis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gabon Batis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.