Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Weevil

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Curculionidae
Genus	Chironax	Otiorhynchus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

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.