Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Large False Serotine

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Hesperoptenus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large False Serotine

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.