Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Chironax	Amblysomus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.