Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Haw Candlesnuff

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Xylaria oxyacanthae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Haw Candlesnuff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Haw Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Xylariaceae
Genus	Chironax	Xylaria
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Xylaria oxyacanthae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Haw Candlesnuff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Haw Candlesnuff
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Haw Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.