Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Hairy Bracket

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Trametes hirsuta

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chironax	Trametes
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Trametes hirsuta

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.