Black-capped Fruit Bat vs mulgara

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chironax	Dasycercus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

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.