Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Céphalophe de Jentink

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Céphalophe de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Céphalophe de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Chironax	Cephalophus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Céphalophe de Jentink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Céphalophe de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Céphalophe de Jentink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Céphalophe de Jentink

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.