Black-capped Fruit Bat vs marbled lungfish

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Protopteridae
Genus	Chironax	Protopterus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.