Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Confluent Disc Lichen

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lecidea confluens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Confluent Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Chironax	Lecidea
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lecidea confluens

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Confluent Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.