Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Worcester Crest

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Dichomeris ustalella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Worcester Crest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Chironax	Dichomeris
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Dichomeris ustalella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Worcester Crest

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Worcester Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.