Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Grey Mould

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Chironax	Botrytis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.