Black-capped Fruit Bat vs White-headed Hagfish

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Myxine ios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	White-headed Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myxinidae
Genus	Chironax	Myxine
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Myxine ios

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and White-headed Hagfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-headed Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	White-headed Hagfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-headed Hagfish

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.