Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Peak White

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pontia callidice

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Peak White is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Peak White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Chironax	Pontia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pontia callidice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peak White

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peak White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

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.