Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pacific Cacique

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cacicus pacificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pacific Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Icteridae
Genus	Chironax	Cacicus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cacicus pacificus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.