Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Midge

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Chironax	Dasineura
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.