Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Bornean Water Shrew

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

  • Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Soricidae
Genus Chironax Chimarrogale
Species Chironax melanocephalus Chimarrogale phaeura

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Bornean Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat Bornean Water Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

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.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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