Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Civette Fossane

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Civette Fossane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Civette Fossane
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Chironax	Fossa
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Civette Fossane

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Civette Fossane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Civette Fossane

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.