Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pale ray

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bathyraja pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pale ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chironax	Bathyraja
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bathyraja pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale ray

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.