Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Round whip ray

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Maculabatis pastinacoides

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Round whip ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Chironax	Maculabatis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Maculabatis pastinacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Round whip ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Round whip ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round whip ray

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.