Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Maple Slender

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Caloptilia semifascia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Maple Slender
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)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Chironax	Caloptilia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Caloptilia semifascia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.