Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Zipperback

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Chironax	Chrysotoxum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.