Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Forest Lamb

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Chironax	Albatrellus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Forest Lamb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.