Black-capped Fruit Bat vs North American Hoary Bat

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	North American Hoary Bat
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 same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chironax	Aeorestes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Aeorestes cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and North American Hoary Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.