Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Dune Cannon

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mycocalia duriaeana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Dune Cannon
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chironax	Mycocalia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mycocalia duriaeana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.