Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Fen Puffball

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Bovista paludosa

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fen Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Fen Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Chironax	Bovista
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Bovista paludosa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.