Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Molgula

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Molgula manhattensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Molgula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molgulidae
Genus	Chironax	Molgula
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Molgula manhattensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Molgula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Molgula

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.