Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pale-faced Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Phyllostomidae
Genus Chironax Phylloderma
Species Chironax melanocephalus Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat Pale-faced Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Pale-faced Bat

No description available.

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