Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Lesser guitarfish

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Chironax	Zapteryx
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser guitarfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser guitarfish

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.