Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Great Dusky Swift

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cypseloides senex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Great Dusky Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apodidae
Genus	Chironax	Cypseloides
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cypseloides senex

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Great Dusky Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Dusky Swift

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.