Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Small Bath White

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pontia chloridice

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Small Bath White is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Small Bath White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Chironax	Pontia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pontia chloridice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Bath White

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Small Bath White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Bath White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 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.