Black-capped Fruit Bat vs False Serotine Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Hesperoptenus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.