Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Honey possum

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Honey possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Chironax	Tarsipes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tarsipes rostratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Honey possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.