Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Water Buffalo

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bubalus bubalis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Water Buffalo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Water Buffalo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chironax	Bubalus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bubalus bubalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Buffalo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Water Buffalo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.