Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Bog Shadow

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Arrhenia umbratilis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Bog Shadow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Bog Shadow
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chironax	Arrhenia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Arrhenia umbratilis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bog Shadow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Bog Shadow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Shadow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Bog Shadow

The Bog Shadow (Arrhenia umbratilis) is a species in the genus Arrhenia. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.