Bearded Fieldcap vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Agrocybe molesta compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Key Differences

• Bearded Fieldcap is Not Evaluated while Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Fieldcap	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	Strophariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Agrocybe	Chironax
Species	Agrocybe molesta	Chironax melanocephalus

Conservation Status

Bearded Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Fieldcap	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Fieldcap

The Bearded Fieldcap (Agrocybe molesta) is a species in the genus Agrocybe. 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.