Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dryad'S Saddle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Cerioporus squamosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dryad'S Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chironax	Cerioporus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Cerioporus squamosus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dryad'S Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.