Black-capped Fruit Bat vs slit limpet

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Emarginula fissura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	slit limpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fissurellidae
Genus	Chironax	Emarginula
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Emarginula fissura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	slit limpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slit limpet

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.