Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Hoary fox

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Hoary fox
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)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Chironax	Lycalopex
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lycalopex vetulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary fox

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.