Black-capped Fruit Bat vs tufted capuchin

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Sapajus apella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	tufted capuchin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cebidae
Genus	Chironax	Sapajus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Sapajus apella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and tufted capuchin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

tufted capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	tufted capuchin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tufted capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Saint Lucia, and Venezuela.

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.