Black-capped Fruit Bat vs maquei

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	maquei
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chironax	Aristotelia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and 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.