Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Louse

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Trichodectidae
Genus	Chironax	Bovicola
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).

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.