Black-capped Fruit Bat vs mantled howler

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Alouatta palliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Atelidae
Genus	Chironax	Alouatta
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and mantled howler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.