Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Miller's Saki

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Miller's Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Chironax	Pithecia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pithecia milleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Miller's Saki share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Miller's Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.