Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Red River hog

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Potamochoerus porcus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red River hog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Chironax	Potamochoerus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Potamochoerus porcus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red River hog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red River hog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red River hog

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.