Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Newstead scale

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Diaspididae
Genus	Chironax	Lepidosaphes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Newstead scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.