Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Rough-Tailed

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Chironax	Bathytoshia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed

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.