Black-capped Fruit Bat vs herald snail

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	herald snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ellobiidae
Genus	Chironax	Carychium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Carychium minimum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and herald snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	herald snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

herald snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.