Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Platyrrhinus infuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chironax	Platyrrhinus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Platyrrhinus infuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Buffy Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

The Buffy Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.