Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pear Scab

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Venturia pyrina

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pear Scab is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pear Scab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Chironax	Venturia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Venturia pyrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pear Scab

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pear Scab

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 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.