Black-capped Fruit Bat vs

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-capped Fruit Bat
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) Hyphodermataceae
Genus Chironax Hyphoderma
Species Chironax melanocephalus Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.

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