Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Large-headed Flatbill

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Large-headed Flatbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Chironax	Ramphotrigon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Large-headed Flatbill share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Large-headed Flatbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Large-headed Flatbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-headed Flatbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.