Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Golan Iris

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Iris hermona

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Golan Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Golan Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chironax	Iris
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Iris hermona

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Golan Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golan Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golan Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.