Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
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)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Chironax	Hipposideros
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hipposideros jonesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Jones's Roundleaf Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

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.