Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Crown Rust

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Puccinia coronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Crown 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chironax	Puccinia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Puccinia coronata

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crown Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crown Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.