Black-capped Fruit Bat vs red-shanked douc

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	red-shanked douc
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)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chironax	Pygathrix
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

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.