Black-capped Fruit Bat vs king colobus

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chironax	Colobus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	king colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king colobus

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.