Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Elm Leech

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Elm Leech is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Elm Leech
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chironax	Hypsizygus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.