Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Chaerephon major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Chironax	Chaerephon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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.