Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Poto Dorado

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Poto Dorado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Poto Dorado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lorisidae
Genus	Chironax	Arctocebus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poto Dorado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Dorado

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.