Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Tickell's Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Tickell's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Hesperoptenus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Tickell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Tickell's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.