Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Blue Roundhead

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Stropharia caerulea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Blue Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Chironax	Stropharia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Stropharia caerulea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Blue Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

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.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.