Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Centrine antillaise

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Oxynotus caribbaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Centrine antillaise
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxynotidae
Genus	Chironax	Oxynotus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Oxynotus caribbaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Centrine antillaise share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Centrine antillaise

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centrine antillaise

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Centrine antillaise

The Caribbean Roughshark (Oxynotus caribbaeus) is a species in the genus Oxynotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.