Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Marbled catshark

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marbled catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hemiscylliidae
Genus	Chironax	Hemiscyllium
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled catshark

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.