Black-capped Fruit Bat vs rice root aphid

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while rice root aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	rice root aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Chironax	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

rice root aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	rice root aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rice root aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

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.