Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Karnal bunt

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tilletia indica

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Karnal bunt is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Karnal bunt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Tilletia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tilletia indica

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Karnal bunt

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Karnal bunt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Karnal bunt

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.