Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Marbled Brittlegill

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Russula ionochlora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marbled Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Russula
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Russula ionochlora

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Marbled Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Brittlegill

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.