Black-capped Fruit Bat vs iris gigot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while iris gigot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	iris gigot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chironax	Iris
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and iris gigot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

iris gigot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	iris gigot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iris gigot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.