Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Guam Rail

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Gallirallus owstoni

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Guam Rail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Guam Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rallidae
Genus	Chironax	Gallirallus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Gallirallus owstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guam Rail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Guam Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guam Rail

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.