Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Flame Chanterelle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Craterellus ignicolor

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Flame Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Chironax	Craterellus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Craterellus ignicolor

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Flame Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.