Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Daisy Rust

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Puccinia distincta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Daisy 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 distincta

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Daisy Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Daisy Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (12 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.