Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Greenback stingaree

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urolophus viridis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Greenback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Chironax	Urolophus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urolophus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Greenback stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenback stingaree

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.