Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Crocidura russula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Greater white-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.