Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Chironax	Hapalemur
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hapalemur aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

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.