Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Ghost Bolete

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Chironax	Leccinum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Ghost Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.