Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chironax	Chimarrogale
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Malayan 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.

Malayan 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.