Black-capped Fruit Bat vs North American Badger

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Chironax	Taxidea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

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.