Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Meloncillo

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Meloncillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Chironax	Herpestes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Meloncillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.