Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Nyala

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tragelaphus angasii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Nyala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chironax	Tragelaphus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tragelaphus angasii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nyala

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nyala

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.