Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Round Ray

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Chironax	Rajella
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Rajella fyllae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.