Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Chironax
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Chironax melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Black-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.