Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pink lanternshark

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Etmopterus dianthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pink lanternshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Chironax	Etmopterus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Etmopterus dianthus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink lanternshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink lanternshark

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.