Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Chironax	Mystacina
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

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.