Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Lattice Brown

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Kirinia roxelana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lattice Brown is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lattice Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chironax	Kirinia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Kirinia roxelana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Lattice Brown share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lattice Brown

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lattice Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lattice Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (11 countries).

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.