Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Pipistrellus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.