Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Leafy Brain

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tremellaceae
Genus	Chironax	Phaeotremella
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Leafy Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.