Black-capped Fruit Bat vs European water vole

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Chironax	Arvicola
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.