Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Yucatan skate

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Leucoraja yucatanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Yucatan skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rajidae
Genus	Chironax	Leucoraja
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Leucoraja yucatanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yucatan skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yucatan skate

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.