Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Deceiver

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Deceiver
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)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Laccaria
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.