Bark Mycena vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Mycena corticola compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mycenaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mycena	Chironax
Species	Mycena corticola	Chironax melanocephalus

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.