Black-capped Fruit Bat vs New Guinea Bronzewing

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Henicophaps albifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	New Guinea Bronzewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Columbidae
Genus	Chironax	Henicophaps
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Henicophaps albifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea Bronzewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	New Guinea Bronzewing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Bronzewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.