Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Foxtail Smut

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Chironax	Urocystis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.