Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Blackthorn Rust

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Blackthorn Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Blackthorn Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Chironax	Tranzschelia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Blackthorn Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackthorn Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Blackthorn Rust

The Blackthorn Rust (Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae) is a species in the genus Tranzschelia. Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).