Black-capped Fruit Bat vs red lemur

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Eulemur rufus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while red lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	red lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Chironax	Eulemur
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Eulemur rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and red lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

red lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	red lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.