Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Chironax	Lepilemur
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

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.