Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Devil'S Dipstick

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phallaceae
Genus	Chironax	Mutinus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 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.