Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Gansu Shrew

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chironax	Sorex
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gansu Shrew

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.